If some of the newer vehicle suspensions are incompatible with WDHs it asks the question how safe these vehicles are when towing larger vans? Does the suspension compensate for the lack of a WDH so as to maintain adequate steering stability?
I guess the answer depends on the specific vehicle. Over to you folks.....
justcruisin01 said
09:53 PM Oct 15, 2011
I think most new vehicles are nothing more than soft shopping trolleys with a bit of creature comfort, they are not work horses like we once had. Soft suspension that has to be upgraded for the extra load which inturn changes the desighned handling ability.particualy when unloaded.
The stated tow capicity is a sales pitch, they may have good pulling power but I beleive you must have enough mass weight in the tug to control the towed item. So many mid sized tugs with three tonn hanging on the back , there seems to be no restriction on lenghts & some setups realy do not even look legal.
Take a three tonn van & two tonn tug = five. to drive a five tonn rigid flat top truck you need a truck licence, any one can do this with no experience & this my friends is scarey. The transport industry is very strict with weights & driving times but there seems to be anything goes in this field.
Cruising Granny said
08:58 PM Oct 16, 2011
If a vehicle doesn't have a chassis what is the tow bar attached to so a WDH can be attached? Some of these new comfortable tugs aren't built to work this hard. Who checks and advises BEFORE they tow the van out of the sale yard?
A recent topic on electric brake controllers (http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t45467896/electric-brake-units/) and their installation in some of the latest vehicles brings up a similar issue with weight distribution hitches.
If some of the newer vehicle suspensions are incompatible with WDHs it asks the question how safe these vehicles are when towing larger vans? Does the suspension compensate for the lack of a WDH so as to maintain adequate steering stability?
I guess the answer depends on the specific vehicle. Over to you folks.....
I think most new vehicles are nothing more than soft shopping trolleys with a bit of creature comfort, they are not work horses like we once had. Soft suspension that has to be upgraded for the extra load which inturn changes the desighned handling ability.particualy when unloaded.
The stated tow capicity is a sales pitch, they may have good pulling power but I beleive you must have enough mass weight in the tug to control the towed item. So many mid sized tugs with three tonn hanging on the back , there seems to be no restriction on lenghts & some setups realy do not even look legal.
Take a three tonn van & two tonn tug = five. to drive a five tonn rigid flat top truck you need a truck licence, any one can do this with no experience & this my friends is scarey. The transport industry is very strict with weights & driving times but there seems to be anything goes in this field.
Some of these new comfortable tugs aren't built to work this hard.
Who checks and advises BEFORE they tow the van out of the sale yard?